Jeremy Jackson was part of the Vietnam War youth on picket lines during the nation’s civil rights movement in 1969. On Wednesday, the now 76-year-old professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, urged Iowans to follow his lead and get...
Housing advocates’ push to bring attention to affordability struggles fell short of the Iowa spotlight as the top five polling candidates caused the cancellation of a scheduled affordable housing debate this Friday. Top-tier candidates Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren,...
Affordable housing advocates are making a case for municipal support to generally receptive local officials as a projected workforce housing crisis approaches Polk County. A newly released workforce housing study found Polk County will need to add 57,170 new...
Several mayoral candidates with extensive, but different backgrounds dealing with Des Moines’ rising shortage of affordable housing have proposed varied approaches to solve the issue ahead of Nov. 5 elections. Incumbent Mayor Frank Cownie, who has led the city...
Al Gore still cares about climate change — now he’s meeting with Iowa farmers about environmentally-friendly farming practices. The former vice president gained international attention after his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," brought global warming more into...
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke about Washington corruption and fielded questions about topics like climate change during a Sunday campaign event in Indianola, Iowa today before finally addressing recent attacks on her plan to pay for ‘Medicare for All’...
The third and final reading of the new, controversial Des Moines zoning code was approved Wednesday by the Des Moines City Council while a few focus surrounding a potential housing project surfaced Monday at a Council meeting. The code, which sparked debate over...
Affordable housing lies in the underpinnings of Cory Booker’s presidential run. The 2020 candidate’s campaign said the issue is integral to his purpose as a public servant. A housing rights attorney before running for public office, the New Jersey senator’s stump...
In late September, a group of ranchers and farmers presented a letter in support of the Green New Deal to Congress. It was signed by more than 50 organizations and 500 individual farms — including four Iowa organizations and 13 individual farmers. Sustainable Iowa...
Presidential candidate Michael Bennet today joined the slate of 2020 democratic hopefuls with detailed housing plans. The Colorado Senator’s plan looks to build more affordable housing near good jobs, help middle-class families rent or purchase a home and reform...
